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A Multi-Sensory Approach To Teaching Spelling To Learning Disabled Children, Judith M. Meuleman
A Multi-Sensory Approach To Teaching Spelling To Learning Disabled Children, Judith M. Meuleman
Master's Theses
Problem
Learning disabled children are receiving increasing attention, for despite an intelligence quotient within the normal range, they are not achieving in school as well as their peers. The reasons offered for this phenomenon seem to relate to perceptual problems. Specific learning disabilities occur in reading, arithmetic, spelling, handwriting and other motor coordination areas. This study investigates the effect of a multi-sensory method of teaching spelling to learning disabled children using sandpaper letters to utilize the tactile and kinesthetic sensory modalities.
Method
Unfamiliar spelling words were taught to 40 learning disabled children, 38 boys and 2 girls. The children were …
The Value Of Visual Aids In The Teaching Of American History, Elmer W. Ward
The Value Of Visual Aids In The Teaching Of American History, Elmer W. Ward
Master's Theses
Specifically , the problem involved was experimental and may be stated as follows, “An Experiment to determine the value of visual aids in the teaching of American History during the school year of 1946-47 in a class “B” high school in Kansas."